Video games are often berated for the lack of educational content found in them. They’re often considered a waste of time. But, if you look closely, even games that aren’t slapped with the edutainment label or feature educational material can be teaching valuable skills to the people playing them.

Gamertell’s put together a brief list of some video games that weren’t created with the developers aiming to educate the masses, but can end up helping players build some valuable skills. With some, the educational value is pretty obvious, but with others you probably could spend hours playing without even realizing you’ve learned something from it…

There’s a reason people anticipate PopCap games, because they know that the casual games produced by the company are among the best and most original creations available. They’re also incredibly addicting and well executed.

PopCap’s most recent release is Bookworm Adventures Volume 2, a word puzzle game with RPG elements that is the sequel to the very popular Bookworm Adventures. Like its predecessor, it provides a flawless casual game experience…

It’s been a very slow week in the casual game world. But even so, there are still a handful of new casual games just waiting to be purchased and played. Besides, better to have a few new games to choose from than none at all.

It’s also one of those weeks where two of the biggest casual game genres received almost all the attention. The only new titles out this week are all either hidden object puzzles or time management strategy simulations. If it hadn’t been for PopCap’s release of its word game Bookworm Adventures Volume 2, we wouldn’t have seen games from any other genre.

This week’s best bets are: Burger Shop 2 (PC, Mac) and Bookworm Adventures Volume 2 (PC)…